2025 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final
| Dates | 26 September – 4 October 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | Africa Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Group stage and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Zimbabwe |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Part of a series on the |
| 2026 Men's T20 World Cup |
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Qualification Overview |
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The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final will be a cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It will be held in Zimbabwe from 26 September to 4 October 2025.[1][2][3]
The top two sides in the tournament will join South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup who have already pre-qualified as one of the top eight teams from the previous edition.[4][5][6]
Teams and qualification
In this cycle, a total of 18 teams participated in the African sub-regional phase, which was divided into three events with six teams competing in each event.[7][8][9]
The top two sides of each sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Namibia and Uganda who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
| Method of qualification |
Date | Venue(s) | No. of teams | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup | 29 June 2024 |  United States West Indies |
2 |
 Namibia
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 Uganda
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| Africa Qualifier A | 21–26 September 2024 |  Tanzania |
2 |
 Malawi
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| Tanzania
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| Africa Qualifier B | 19–24 October 2024 |  Kenya |
2 |
Kenya
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 Zimbabwe
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| Africa Qualifier C | 23–28 November 2024 |  Nigeria |
2 |
 Botswana
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| Nigeria
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| Total | 8 |
Warm-up matches
Warm-up matches
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the semi-final |
| 2 | Namibia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Nigeria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the play-offs |
| 4 | Malawi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the semi-final |
| 2 | Tanzania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Uganda
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the play-offs |
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Play-offs
5th place semifinal 1
2 October 2025 |
A3
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v
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B4
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5th place semifinal 2
2 October 2025 |
B3
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v
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A4
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3rd place play-off
4 October 2025 |
Loser of SF1
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v
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Loser of SF2
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7th place play-off
4 October 2025 |
Loser of 5th place SF1
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v
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Loser of 5th place SF2
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5th place play-off
4 October 2025 |
Winner of 5th place SF1
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v
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Winner of 5th place SF2
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Finals
Semifinal 1
2 October 2025 |
A1
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v
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B2
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Semifinal 2
2 October 2025 |
B1
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v
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A2
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Final
4 October 2025 |
Winner of SF1
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v
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Winner of SF2
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
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1 | 2026 T20 World Cup |
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2 | |
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3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 |
References
- ^ Musali, Denis (30 December 2024). "2024 was a good year for Uganda Cricket, 2025 could be greater". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in September 2025". czarsportz. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Our Full Calendar". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about 2026 T20 World Cup qualification". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Tanzania Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier A in September 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier B in October 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C in November 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.